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David Avallone

@davallone.bsky.social

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Writer and stuff. Comics and tv and film. The second-best dressed man in #comics. The Devil doesn't need advocates: advocate for humans, instead. He/him. All the things: https://linktr.ee/DAvallone

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 6d

Week 17: I need a haircut, I'm behind on my work, I recommend davidfwalker.bsky.social, and I confess to the Fall/Winter Blues.

All for free, but if you want to pay a little something every month, I won't say no...

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Week 17: Portrait of the Artist as a Man who needs a Haircut | David Avallone

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, that gave me nightmares as a kid.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 3h

Watch “UFO” first. It’s better.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 5h

So he’s farming out the terrible writing and endless lying in his “true” stories to someone else? Wild.

Thing is… Murphy is so toxic that all his shows — regardless of his level of involvement — are awful nightmare experiences for the people who work on them. His poison seeps into everything.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 5h

Ryan Murphy is garbage and all his shows are hostage videos.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 7h

When you’re Warren Beatty your superhero movie has Sondheim lyrics and Vittorio Storaro’s most over the top work.

Elfman is the one element that’s too derivative of Batman 89. Jerry Goldsmith would have knocked it out of the park.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 7h

My entire comics career (and the entire writing career that followed) came from a recommendation from a friend I made on Twitter.

That friend later, sadly, turned on me. But that’s life.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 16h

Self-awareness is a gift.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 17h

This comment is making it clear you don’t know LA on a Sunday morning. Dumb as Hell, and rude to boot.

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John Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 1d

Epic Handshake meme. "Jared Leto" + "Black Holes" = "Negative Star Power"

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way.

Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 1d

Writers Guild rightly tells members not to respond to Bari Weiss

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/wga-cbs-news-staffers-not-respond-bari-weiss-memo-1236546038/

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 1d

In this format, it just doesn’t apply. And waaaaay too many people use this as an excuse to leave up disinformation…. with the retraction and apology buried 100 replies downthread.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 1d

While I wait for my barber to have an open chair, enjoy this photo of my unruly hair, an update on my work, and a little honesty about seasonal depression.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 6d

Week 17: Portrait of the Artist as a Man who needs a Haircut | David Avallone

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

Totally, but that’s WAAAAAAY beyond the abilities of the kids who can’t even delete a post.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

You’re welcome. I am a river to my people.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

P.S. do I do this? Fuck yes. Like anyone else, I can be a victim of Poe’s law. Sometimes sarcasm and “satire” are so poorly written, you can’t tell. But the right answer is always delete and don’t double down.
The ugliness can be over before it gets started, or it can be your whole day. Your choice.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

To repeat: delete your post and get on with your day.

You don’t have to die on EVERY hill you land on. You really, really, REALLY don’t.

Just delete. And move on.

I swear to you this is great advice. Good luck.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s the solution: delete your post and get on with your day.

No, it’s not being dishonest. No, it’s not helpful to leave it up and apologize downthread as a sign of radical transparency. Because guess what? People are gonna respond to your mistake before they notice that.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s say you make a mistake.

You see a post. It seems outrageous. Terribly wrong. Immoral. You reply to it with some heat.

But you were wrong! You missed sarcasm or context! You didn’t have the whole picture and your reaction is based on misunderstanding.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

He’s very committed to not understanding very simple things.

I think he’s an idiot. Therefore I am a fan of the puppy shooter.

Like David Simon, I guess.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

The couch.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

The “rude” label seems more like it means “multiple people lost arguments with this person and got mad about it.”

You should know you can turn this label off. I did.

SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · Sep 8

Reminder that everyone can turn off the "Rude" nonsense that is being grossly abused.

Go to Settings->Moderation, scroll down and click "Advanced", scroll down and turn off the "Rude" blocker:

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

@richardfairgray.bsky.social FYI

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

They’ll be along.

David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

She’s not a progressive champion like the (checks notes) former Blackwater mercenary.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile, he’ll keep replying to me and I won’t see a word of it.

a man in a black suit is standing in a dark room adjusting his jacket .

Alt: James Bond shrugs.

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